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From: vlsi_lib@netcom.com (Gerard Malecki)
Subject: Re: Computers--Next stage in evolution? Hmmmmmm.....
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In article <3heu1i$d9g@newsbf02.news.aol.com> loudot@aol.com (LouDot) writes:
>Just remember this... cockroaches are the only species predicted to
>survive a nuclear holocost; and, have been around since prehistoric times.


Not really. A host of other insects (including wasps, ants, bugs and their
like), not counting many forms of micro-organisms and marine life are
also well equipped to survive a nuclear holocaust. In general, the simpler
and smaller the organism, the better its chances of survival. Mammals and
birds would probably fare the worst.

Shankar Ramakrishnan
shankar@vlibs.com

